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MALCOLM X.

HANDWRITTEN DRAFTS OF RADIO ADDRESSES.

67 Autograph Manuscripts, 752 pages, legal folio, various places including New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Washington, DC, Springfield, MA, and Phoenix, n.d., being drafts of Malcolm's radio addresses, pages thumbed, edges chipped and creased.

In addition to developing a national newspaper for the Nation of Islam, Malcolm coordinated a weekly radio broadcast to spread the mesage of Elijah Muhammed. Originally, Muhammed himself addressed his listeners, most often from his Mosque in Chicago, but as Malcolm rose in his teacher's esteem, he took over more and more of the media duties. These manuscripts are drafts of Malcolm's radio addresses on a variety of issues, including the divinity and teachings of Elijah Muhammed, the necessity for a disciplined life, the need for economic as well as spiritual progress, fundraising, and the appropriateness of Islam for Southern blacks. From an address delivered from the Atlanta mosque: " Why is Mr. Muhammed's message, the religion of Islam, spreading so rapidly among our people here in the Deep South? One reason is: because our people here in the South want a change; they are ready for a change.
Our people here in the South want a religion that will give them salvation... but they want that religious salvation also to include some freedom, justice & equality here in this life .. and right here on this earth.
And realizing that the Christian church has failed them--today are people are turning back toward the age-old religion of Islam, the religion of our forefathers, the religion of the wise men of the East, the religion of all the prophets, the religion of God himself...."

Lot no. 2164
Sale no. 7308z

Estimate 80000 / 120000

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